Bradford, West Yorkshire

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 554 companies were registered in Bradford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BradfordUK
    2013554132,684
    2012511118,868
    % change8.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (554) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013186172196
    New companies in 2012192170149
    % change-3.1%1.2%31.5%
    Record Year2012 (192)2011 (181)2013 (196)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 354 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BradfordUK
    201335486,170
    201234175,908
    % change3.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201311087157
    Closed companies in 201212611699
    % change-12.7%-25.0%59%
    Record Year2012 (126)2008 (127)2009 (210)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Bradford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 200 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BradfordUK
    201320046,514
    201217042,960
    Record Year 2011 (224) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013768539
    Net growth in 2012665450
    Record Year2008 (106)2011 (90)2008 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bradford
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-13.3%-7.2%15.3%
    Record Year1982 (0.5%)2010 (0.5%)2010 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 2011 when 24.2% of all directors were female.

    21.8% of all director appointments in Bradford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTING5.27%
    BUSINESS1.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    YORKSHIRE1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BRADFORD1.16%PROPERTY2.53%
    S0.84%TRADING2.08%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.74%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%DESIGN1.78%
    PUB0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    CAR0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRADING0.60%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTING0.60%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    SECURITY0.60%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.56%J1.54%
    GLOBAL0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    GWECO0.56%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CARE0.53%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ENERGY0.53%IT1.39%
    M0.49%M1.25%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.49%BUILDING1.19%
    CO0.46%CAPITAL1.19%
    CENTRE0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,461260,135
    56302 - Public houses and bars1605,437
    99999 - Dormant Company15246,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14354,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9525,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6526,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6134,970
    86900 - Other human health activities529,203
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands506,651
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4612,516
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles442,964
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4017,715
    74990 - Non-trading company3814,228
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles364,955
    62012 - Business and domestic software development329,104
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet328,475
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate308,312
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets285,706
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities276,979
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified263,323

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635712 JAYNIES OFFICE PERSONNEL LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636189 PENNINE ALE (HASLINGDEN) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08641081 SHABAS WEB LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08650919 THE BRIDGE APARTMENTS LTD. 14 Aug 2013
    08652855 SANDERSON PUBS (CAMBERLEY) LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08658306 AL FEROZ LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658372 WOOLFENDEN PUBS LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08659038 THREE60 WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08663767 COMPLETEIMMIGRATION LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08667594 THE OAK (TANSLEY) LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08668700 J.M. GLENDINNING GROUP LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08654752 TRADEANYTOOL.COM LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08660219 MARIARTY CONSULTANCY LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08663064 MAXCEL UK LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08637419 SIMPLEX ELECTRONICS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08656238 TITAN UK SECURITY AND EVENT CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08632829 WINTELL UK LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08634039 RENTOCAB LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08647601 CLUB C LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08654449 GLOBAL SCRAP TRADERS LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08655460 RAJA BAZAAR LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08656272 S D LEEDS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08657438 L&A PROFESIONALS LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08669729 MARLIN YORKSHIRE LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08655740 MUSTAHIDA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2013